Tag: small price to pay
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Come at a price
Phrase: Come at a price When we say something comes at a price and use those exact words, we’re not talking about money. We mean there is a negative or unpleasant consequence to whatever happened or is going to happen. When parents are transferred overseas, it’s a fantastic opportunity for their children to experience a…
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Cash grab
WotD: Cash grab A cash grab has to be the worst thing in business. The only thing that could be worse than a cash grab is a very obvious one. Quite often, a cash grab is undignified, unethical and dishonest. Cash grabs occur when someone or some company tries to make a significant amount of money quickly by taking advantage of a…
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Secondary infection
WotD: Secondary infection Some people are concerned about the risk of developing a secondary infection due to receiving the influenza shot. A secondary infection is an infection that a person develops during or after treatment for a different virus. Back in October – November last year, I created a lesson called To Vaccinate or Not about the flu shot…
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Necessary evil
WotD: Necessary evil To survive in this world, we all have to accept things that we’d rather not. In Canada, we have free healthcare, and Canadians love it. However, to have free healthcare, higher taxes are a necessary evil. A necessary evil is something that we have to accept but would prefer not to. Taxes…
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Have a heavy foot
English Idiom: Have a heavy foot A few days ago, I talked about speed demons, those people who change when they get behind the wheel of a car and think that they need to get everywhere fast. If you don’t want to call someone a speed demon, you can say that they have a heavy…
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Contract
Word of the Day: Contract No, I’m not talking about a legal document today. This contract is the verb form, which means to catch an illness or disease. For example, you can catch the flu, but you can also contract the flu. Of course, getting the flu vaccine each year would help to reduce the severity…
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An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure
Proverb: An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure The proverb An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure can be applied to almost anything. It is always easier to prevent things from happening than it is to recover after something has happened. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of…
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You get what you pay for
Proverb: You get what you pay for You get what you pay for is a cliché. If you want a high level of service, you have to pay for it, and if you pay a low price for something, you are not going to get a few or no-frills. It is pretty much the same…
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Small price to pay
Idiom: Small price to pay Flu season is coming up! Luckily, I’ve never had the flu, or at least I think I haven’t. I’ve heard that having the flu is not a pleasant experience. I’ve been told that the flu makes you feel miserable and lethargic. If that is the case, then getting the flu…
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(As) clean as a whistle
English Idiom: (As) clean as a whistle My desk is always as clean as a whistle, and so is my computer. I have to admit that I have a very peculiar personality. I like things to be neat and tidy at all times. While I’m typing away at my desk, my little buddy Roomba is…
